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| R-PHILS TO HOST IRONPIGS IN EXHIBITION GAME |
| The Lehigh Valley IronPigs will continue a preseason series against the Reading Phillies with an exhibition game at Reading’s FirstEnergy Stadium on Tuesday, April 7 at 6:35 PM. The region’s leading health insurer, Capital BlueCross, is again the presenting sponsor and all proceeds will benefit Baseballtown Charities. |
| The IronPigs topped the R-Phils, 6-2 in last year’s exhibition game at FirstEnergy Stadium behind four strong innings of one hit, one run baseball tossed by starter J.D. Durbin. In the win, three of the IronPigs’ four hits were home runs from Mike Cervenak, Chris Snelling and Jason Jaramillo. |
| The IronPigs are 1-1 all-time in exhibition games including a 5-3 loss to their parent club, the Philadephia Phillies, in the first-ever game at Coca-Cola Park on March 30, 2008. |
| “On behalf of Reading, Allentown and everywhere else the fans of these two teams hail from, Capital BlueCross is pleased to serve as the presenting sponsor of this exhibition rematch,” said William Lehr, Jr., president & CEO of Capital BlueCross. “We sponsor both teams, so Capital BlueCross will remain neutral regarding the outcome. That said, we recognize that no matter the score, the true winners will be the children who benefit from Baseballtown Charities. Putting kids in uniforms and on the field is the true meaning of this friendly competition.” |
| Every seat in FirstEnergy Stadium will be sold as a $5 donation to Baseballtown Charities. Season ticket and mini-plan holders from both teams will receive advance order forms. Exhibition game tickets will go on sale to the general public online at readingphillies.com and the FirstEnergy Stadium box office on February 12. |
| Thanks to Capital BlueCross, all proceeds from the game’s ticket sales will benefit the Reading Phillies Baseballtown Charities, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping more children, who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity, play baseball. Complete registration and financial information of Baseballtown Charities can be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State at 1-800-732-0999. |
| The Reading Phillies trademarked the name Baseballtown in 2002 and began programs in its name with goals to honor Reading’s rich baseball history and secure its baseball future by giving more kids the opportunity to play and learn from the game’s life lessons. For more on the charity, please visit Baseballtown.org. |
| Capital BlueCross is the leading health insurer in its region, providing health insurance coverage to nearly one million people in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. Capital BlueCross is committed to making health insurance simple for its customers and members through all the stages of life by offering nationally acclaimed customer service and a full range of innovative benefit programs at competitive prices. |
| The company has been providing health security to the people and communities of central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley for 70 years and employs more than 2,300 people in the region. |
| Capital BlueCross is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. |
| More information about Capital BlueCross can be found at www.capbluecross.com. |
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